Background Information:

A company produces an end item 'F', which is composed of three subassemblies: 2 units of A, 1 unit of B, and 3 units of C. A is made of 3 Ms and 2 Ns; B is assembled using 1 P and 2 Qs; and C is made of 2 Xs and 3 Ys. On-hand inventories are 120 As and 220 Ns. Scheduled receipts are 120 Ns at the start of week 2. Lead times are one week for all subassemblies and two weeks for all components. Final assembly of F requires one week.

3. Use your master production schedule (MPS) in Table 1 to develop a material requirement plan (MRP) for the subassembly A using the fixed-period-of-2 ordering policy. [4 marks]